It was a hot and
sunny afternoon - this sounds like an essay opening for a composition in primary
school but nothing else describes the weather better when i walked out the exit
of Bugis (downtown line) MRT station!
It didn't help
that i would be having Thai cuisine which can be spicy and would likely result
in me sweating buckets even in an air-conditioned environment. Whatever the
case, Ah Loy Thai was suggested by Joyce, the birthday girl, and I shall not
make any further complaint.
From outside, it
looked like a meal at the restaurant (previously housed at Shaw Towers) would
not come cheap although the situation indoor was a bit of a confusion; on one
hand, there were the hanging chandeliers with portraits of a Thai king, Thai
paintings and on the other hand, placed on the tiled floor were kopitiam
standard furniture like wooden tables and chairs (without
backrest).
The menu didn't
include the price for each dish and before you start assuming it's a restaurant
that would scam diners; please refer to the order sheet (to be attached nearing
the end of this post) where the pricing was clearly indicated.
You don't pay
service charge at Ah Loy Thai as you have to submit your order sheet to the
cashier counter and make payment (only in cash) before the kitchen will even
prepare your food!
The self service
continues as you are also required to take your own plates, bowls, cutlery,
serviettes and chillies from the common trolley. Personally, i think we patrons
should do our part in view of the manpower shortage in the retail and dining
industry and especially so when service charge isn't imposed.
Thai Lemongrass
Drink - the cooling drink to have on a hot day although
it was a tad too sweet for us. Oh well, i am already satisfied with the fact
that there were loads of ice!
Pineapple Fried
Rice - moist and utterly delicious; key was the many
raisins that added an addictive saccharine bite to the wok-hei infused rice! And
it didn't dawn on me that it's a pineapple fried rice until i bit into a piece
of pineapple! As a pineapple fried rice, i thought that's quite a
failure.
Mango
Salad - sour and spicy, i am never a big fan of Thai
salad and would rather stay with my conventional butter-head lettuce with tons
of Kewpie roasted sesame dressing.
Pad
Thai - this was nice although
definitely not the best i had in my 37 years of life. Flavour was
also on the bland side and i didn't even taste the sourness from the segment of
lime that i happily squeezed the life out of.
Tom Yum
Seafood - what makes a good tom yum soup? Some will tell
you it must be both sourish and spicy; others will say there's more than that. I
am a passive eater and my taste buds always prefer a milkier texture. This
wasn't as milky and it didn't help that i was nursing a painful ulcer on my
upper lip!
Thai Garlic
Pork - now, i can taste the porky taste when my teeth
sank in to the meat. In usual circumstance, i would have banished it to the end
of table but there's something strange this time; the meat had a soft,
tenderized touch and it actually tasted pretty good.
Thai Lemon Grass Steamed
Fish - as my sister did the ordering, i assumed this was
just as it appeared to be; a normal steamed fish in a fish-shaped
bowl.
There was more; a
pot appeared shortly after to drench the fish with its contents; lemon grass
soup! I may not be a food connoisseur; however, wouldn't it be better to steam
the fish together with the soup?
Anyway, it felt
more like a steamed fish in tom yum and as with any steamed fish, freshness is
of utmost importance and this didn't disappoint. I couldn't quite taste the
lemongrass unless i took a spoonful of the soup and even then, the lemony taste
was hardly noticeable.
Fried Omelette with
Minced Pork - I don't remember chewing into any minced
pork!!! Nevertheless, this was one oily yet fluffy omelette with crispy edges
that i absolutely love! It felt like i was back to pier 21 food
court at terminal 21 in Bangkok for my favourite omelette with
rice!
Fried Butter
Calamari - after so many rounds of butter calamari, this
was the best; the squid wasn't rubbery, the batter wasn't excessively thick and
you can totally taste the rich buttery sweetness!
Save the sauce
and mix it with plain rich for that extra yummy, though sinful,
ommph!
Romitt - said
to be a traditional Thai style cendol, it was seriously nowhere like our local
dessert even though it was sufficiently refreshing; the ice could be finer.
Would go for the mango sticky rice the next time i visit!
The concluding
end.
=====
Location
9
Tan Quee Lan Street,
#01-04,
Singapore 188098
Map
As
above. Near Bugis MRT Station (Exit D)
Opening
Hours
Mondays
to Sundays / PH - 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm
Mondays
to Thursdays - 4.15 pm to 8.30 pm (last order)
Fridays
to Sundays / PH - 4.15 pm to 9.00 pm (last order)
*PH
- Public Holiday
Reservation
Call +65-8488-6528
/ +65-9329-7599
Order
Sheet
As
above.
Pricing
Thai
Lemongrass Drink - S$2.80
Pineapple
Fried Rice - S$7.90
Mango
Salad - S$7.40
Pad
Thai - S$7.90
Tom
Yum Seafood - S$8.90
Thai
Garlic Pork - S$9.40
Thai
Lemon Grass Steamed Fish - S$16.50
Fried
Omelette with Minced Pork - S$8.50
Fried
Butter Calamari - S$9.40
Romitt
- S$4.90
(No
GST, No Service Charge)
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